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If you are running a multiboot system you can use a single swap partition for multiple swapping operating systems. This is due to the fact that they...

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jamesisin replied to a thread Battery ran empty, now does not boot. in Absolute Beginners Section

What happens when you attempt to power it on?

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jamesisin replied to a thread DVD Burning woes in Absolute Beginners Section

Here is my guide for building a new machine. It contains some very important and useful links. ...

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jamesisin replied to a thread ubuntu wont boot without the cd after install in Absolute Beginners Section

If you hold down shift (or esc depending) you will get to the grub boot menu. Does that happen? What do you see?

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jamesisin replied to a thread Fresh 12.04 Install Video Black Screen in Installation & Upgrades

Excellent news and nice sleuthing. Be sure to mark your thread as solved.

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jamesisin replied to a thread ubuntu wont boot without the cd after install in Absolute Beginners Section

You are booting in the LiveCD. That is a full installation of Ubuntu but it lives on the CD. From within that LiveCD you can choose to install...

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jamesisin replied to a thread move a set amount of files to multiple folders in Absolute Beginners Section

I see. I can't write the script for you, but I can give you some general ideas on how I might structure such a script. You could write a find...

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jamesisin replied to a thread 13.04 in Absolute Beginners Section

I don't think it matters that grub is on an ext2 partition. Others might have more to say on that. This looks to be a multi-boot system, yes? ...

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jamesisin replied to a thread move a set amount of files to multiple folders in Absolute Beginners Section

May I ask what is your motivation for limiting the folders to 99 images each? Also, couldn't you just select 99 images and move them through...

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jamesisin replied to a thread Partitioning step in Xubuntu installation in Absolute Beginners Section

If you install over the top of anything, that anything will be lost. So, if you install Ubuntu 13.04 over your Windows 8 partition, everything in...

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jamesisin replied to a thread No WIfi Anything Detected after Installation in Networking & Wireless

You may need to install restricted drivers for that device. Attach via Ethernet and have your system check for needed drivers. See the section...

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jamesisin replied to a thread Afther update this morning I can only se home folder in Installation & Upgrades

Navigate to the location in question. Once there, you can drag and drop the folder into the left-hand pane. To type in a location in Nautilus...

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jamesisin replied to a thread Afther update this morning I can only se home folder in Installation & Upgrades

Those would not normally appear in the left-hand pane. You added those yourself at some point? Can you just add them back? They are both in the ls...

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jamesisin replied to a thread Afther update this morning I can only se home folder in Installation & Upgrades

This looks normal to me. I don't understand what's missing for you. I see some files. You are able to navigate to your Pictures directory. What...

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jamesisin replied to a thread Afther update this morning I can only se home folder in Installation & Upgrades

Can you attach a screenshot of that?

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jamesisin replied to a thread Backing up my harddrive after install in Installation & Upgrades

Clonezilla is a tiny cloning utility. I run it at work from a USB drive constantly. There should be no reason to create a version of this on a HDD...

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jamesisin replied to a thread Afther update this morning I can only se home folder in Installation & Upgrades

I see many folders besides your /home folder. What do you mean when you say you cannot see anything except your home folder? What update did you...

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jamesisin replied to a thread Afther update this morning I can only se home folder in Installation & Upgrades

What is the output from ls -al /?

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jamesisin replied to a thread Lubuntu set up dual booting with Ubuntu in Installation & Upgrades

If you have one installation for Ubuntu 12.04 and a separate installation on different partitions for Lubuntu 11.10, then you should be able to...

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jamesisin replied to a thread Moving from 12.04LTS to 13.04 in Installation & Upgrades

I have a very different experience of GParted than does Sudodus. I find that it works quite well for moving and resizing partitions and doesn't seem...

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jamesisin replied to a thread Install 13.04 on early Mac Mini in Apple Users

I have installed rEFIt and also made attempts using an external DVD drive (in case the Combo Drive was bad which it's not). Still the same: I get no...

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jamesisin replied to a thread Confused on Install in Installation & Upgrades

When you install Ubuntu you will get partitioning options. Simply select to install Ubuntu on the SSD and Ubuntu will do the rest. If you are...

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jamesisin replied to a thread Unable to uninstall ubuntu 9.04 from system in Installation & Upgrades

Did you begin with Wubi and then use that installation to create an actual HDD installation of Ubuntu? If you boot into Windows do you see your...

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